ORDINANCES 

OF  THE 

CITY  OF  STAMFORD 
CONNECTICUT 

SUPPLEMENT 
TO  1917  EDITION 


CONTENTS 


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Sec.  56.  Relating  to  bonds  of  city  officers  .  3 

Sec.  154.  Relating  to  collection  and  disposal  of  garbage,  ashes 

refuse,  etc.,  and  containers  to  be  maintained  therefor....  3 

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Sec.  653.  Relating  to  Master  Plumber  reporting  completion  of 
work  to  Plumbing  Inspector  and  issuance  by  Inspector 
of  certificate  of  approval  thereof  .  5 

Sec.  707.  Relating  to  operation  of  motor  vehicles,  upon  any  road 

or  driveway  in  Halloween  Park  .  6 

Sec.  7 11.  Relating  to  adequate  toilet  facilities,  being  provided  on 
premises  upon  which  work  is  being  carried  on  under 
permits  issued  under  Section  191  of  the  City  Ordinances..  6 

Sec.  712.  (2)  Relating  to  construction  or.  alteration  of  stationary 

steam  plant,  boiler  or  furnace  and  applications  and  per¬ 
mits  for  such  construction  or  alterations .  7 

(3)  Relating  to  smoke  nuisance  from  locomotives, 

smokestacks,  chimneys,  etc .  7 

And  orders  issued  by  Building  Inspector  in  re-abating 
same  .  8 

(4)  Persons  issued  permit  to  construct  chimneys,  etc., 

not  exempt  from  prosecution  on  account  of  smoke 
nuisance  .  9 

(5)  Temporary  permits  for  emmission  of  smoke  may  be 

granted  .  9 

(6)  Provision  does  not  apply  to  private  residences....  9 

(7)  Violation  a  misdemeanor,  punished  by  fine .  9 

Sec.  713.  Relating  to  charges  for  carrying  or  transportation  of 

coal  . 10 

Sec.  714.  Relating  to  overhanging  structures  over  traveled  por¬ 
tion  of  highway,  such  as  awnings,  signs,  etc . 10 

Sec.  715.  Relating  to  the  sale  of  loaves  of  bread  . 10 

Standard  loaf  and  weight  mark  specifications  for  bread...  11 

Sec.  716.  Relating  to  operation  of  internal  combustion  engines, 

causing  production  of  noises  an  annoyance  to  public.... 11 

Sec.  717.  Relating  to  employment  of  able-bodied  male  persons 

between  the  ages  of  18  and  60  years  . 12 

Sec.  718.  Relating  to  new  layouts  and  removal  of  buildings, 
fences  and  other  structures  included  within  the  boun¬ 
daries  of  such  new  layouts . 13 

Sec.  719.  City  Janitor,  under  direction  of  City  Clerk . 14 

Sec.  720.  Relating  to  withdrawal  of  sinking  funds  from  banks  or 
depositories  . . 

Sec.  721.  Relating  to  city  treasurer  issuing  checks  except  in  pay¬ 
ment  of  claims  warranted  by  the  Mayor  . 15 


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BE  IT  ORDAINED  BY  THE  COMMON  COUNCIL  OF 
THE  CITY  OF  STAMFORD,  THE  FOLLOWING  OR¬ 
DINANCE  OF  THE  CITY  OF  STAMFORD  IS  HEREBY 
ENACTED : 

Section  56  of  the  Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Stamford  is 
hereby  amended  to  read  as  follows : 

The  officials  hereinafter  named  shall  each  execute  a  proper 
bond,  with  surety  satisfactory  to  the  Common  Council  for  the 
performance  of  the  duties  of  his  office,  viz :  the  City  Clerk  and 
Assistant  City  Clerk  shall  give  bond  of  Five  Hundred  Dol¬ 
lars;  the  City  Treasurer  shall  give  a  bond  of  Fifty  Thousand 
Dollars;  the  Collector  of  Taxes  shall  give  a  bond  for  Fifty 
Thousand  Dollars ;  the  City  Sheriff  shall  give  a  bond  for  Five 
Hundred  Dollars ;  the  Building  Inspector  shall  give  a  bond  of 
One  Thousand  Dollars ;  the  Inspector  of  Plumbing  and  Sewers 
shall  give  a  bond  of  Five  Hundred  Dollars,  and  the  City  Engi¬ 
neer  shall  give  a  bond  of  Twenty-five  hundred  Dollars. 

BE  IT  ORDAINED  BY  THE  COMMON  COUNCIL  OF 

THE  CITY  OF  STAMFORD : 

Section  154  of  the  Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Stamford  is 
hereby  amended  to  read  as  follows : 

Section  154.  The  following  regulations  shall  be  observed 
in  relation  to  garbage,  ashes  and  refuse  to  be  collected  by  the 
City  of  Stamford  or  by  any  party  working  as  agent  or  contrac¬ 
tor  for  said  city  in  collecting  garbage,  ashes  and  refuse : 

(a)  No  person  shall  mix  any  ashes,  manure,  filth,  dead 
•animals,  broken  glass  or  crockery,  contents  of  privy  or  cesspool, 
bottles,  paper,  rags,  metals,  tin  cans,  any  poisonous  matter,  sub¬ 
stance  or  material  of  any  kind,  or  any  sort  or  kind  of  rubbish 

with  or  in  any  way  defile,  the  garbage  which  is  to  be  so  col¬ 
lected,  and  all  garbage  shall  be  kept  in  a  sanitary  condition  and 


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covered  at  all  times.  Shells  of  bivalves  and  crustaceans,  how¬ 
ever,  shall  be  included  in  garbage. 

Before  placing  in  can,  garbage  may  be  wrapped  in  such 
paper  only  as  is  necessary  to  keep  garbage  cans  in  sanitary 
condition. 

(b)  All  refuse  of  an  inorganic  nature,  including  ashes,  pa¬ 
per,  rags,  bottles,  metals,  broken  glass  and  crockery,  tin  cans 
and  like  refuse,  which  is  to  be  so  collected  shall  be  kept  in  a 

separate  container,  and  it  shall  be  kept  free  from  garbage  or 
any  putrefactive  substance. 

Although  not  imperative  by  this  ordinance,  it  is  desirable 
to  keep  ashes  clean,  and  in  a  metal  container  separate  from  the 
other  refuse  described  in  this  subdivision,  (b). 

(c)  Any  person  failing  to  observe  and  comply  with  any 
of  these  regulations  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  fined  not  less 
than  Two  ($2)  Dollars  nor  more  than  Five  ($5)  Dollars  for 
every  such  failure. 

BE  IT  ORDAINED  BY  THE  COMMON  COUNCIL  OF 

THE  CITY  OF  STAMFORD: 

That  Section  204  of  the  Ordinances  of  said  City  is  hereby 
amended  to  read  as  follows: 

“Sec.  204.  FIRE  LIMITS.  A  certain  section  of  territory 
lying  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Stamford  shall  be  known  as 
the  Fire  District  and  the  boundaries  thereof  shall  be  known  as  the 
Fire  Limits  and  will  be  cited  as  such;  said  certain  district  being 
described  and  bounded  as  follows,  to  wit: 

Commencing  at  a  certain  point  on  the  northerly  side  of  the 
roadbed  of  the  N.  Y.  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.,  said  point  being  10c  feet 
easterly  from  the  easterly  side  of  Canal  Street,  prolonged  and  running 
thence  in  a  northerly  direction  on  a  line  100  feet  distant  from  and 
parallel  to  the  easterly  side  of  Canal  Street  to  a  point  100  feet  south¬ 
erly  from  the  southerly  side  of  Brook  Street;  thence  in  an  easterly 
direction,  on  a  line  100  feet  distant  from  and  parallel  to  the  south-, 
erly  side  of  Brook  Street,  to  a  point  100  feet  easterly  from  the 
easterly  side  of  Grevrock  Place  prolonged ;  thence  in  a  northerly 
direction,  on  a  line  100  feet  distant  from  and  parallel  to  the  easterly 
side  of  Greyrock  Place  to  a  point  100  feet  southerly  from  the  south¬ 
erly  side  of  Main  Street;  thence  in  an  easterly  direction,  on  a  line 


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ioo  feet  distant  from  and  parallel  to  the  southerly  side  of  Main 
Street  to  a  point  ioo  feet  easterly  from  the  easterly  side  of  Sur- 
burban  Avenuq  prolonged ;  thence  in  a  northerly  direction  on  a  line 
ioo  feet  distant  from  and  parallel  to  the  easterly  side  of  Surburban 
Avenue,  to  a  point  200  feet  from  the  northerly  side  of  Main  Street ; 
thence  westerly  parallel  to  and  200  feet  from  the  northerly  side 
of  Main  Street  to  a  point  100  feet  easterly  from  the  easterly  side 
of  Greyrock  Place;  thence  northerly  parallel  to  and  100  feet  from 
the  easterly  side  of  Greyrock  Place  to  a  point  IOO  feet  northerly 
from  the  northerly  side  of  Broad  Street  to  a  point  100  feet  westerly 
from  the  westerly  side  of  Summer  Street ;  thence  in  a  southerly 
direction,  on  a  line  100  feet  distant  from  and  parallel  to  the 
westerly  side  of  Summer  Street,  to  a  point  100  feet  northerly  from 
the  northerly  side  of  Park  Place ;  thence  in  a  westerly  direction, 
on  a  line  100  feet  distant  from  and  parallel  to  the  northerly  line 
of  Park  Place,  to  a  point  in  the  center  of  River  Street ;  thence  in 
a  southerly  direction,  to  a  point  on  the  southerly  side  of  Rippowam 
Square,  100  feet  westerly  from  the  westerly  side  of  South  Stareet; 
thence  in  a  southerly  direction  on  a  line  100  feet  distant  from  and 
parallel  to  the  westerly  side  of  South  Street,  to  a  point  on  the 
northerly  side  of  the  roadbed  of  the  N.  Y.  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R. ; 
thence  in  an  easterly  direction  along  the  northerly  side  of  said  road¬ 
bed  to  the  point  of  beginning. 

BE  IT  ORDAINED  BY  THE  COMMON  COUNCIL  OF 

THE  CITY  OF  STAMFORD: 

Section  653  of  the  Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Stamford  is  hereby 
amended  by  adding  at  the  end  thereof  the  following  paragraph, 
to  wit: 

Immediately  upon  the  completion  of  any  plumbing  or  drainage 
work,  for  which  a  permit  is  required  under  the  Plumbing  Code 
of  the  City  of  Stamford,  the  Master  Plumber  in, charge  of  or  super¬ 
vising  such  work  shall  report  to  the  Inspector  of  Plumbing  and 
Sewers  that  said  work  is  completed,  and  the  Inspector  of  Plumbing 
&  Sewers  shall  forthwith  inspect  the  said  work  and  shall  issue  to 
said  Master  Plumber'  a  certificate  of  approval  of  said  work,  if  upon 
such  inspection  said  inspector  shall  find  that  the  work  has  been  done 
in  accordance  with  the  City  Ordinances.  No  such  work  shall  be 
used  until  such  certificate  of  approval  has  been  issued  by  the  Inspector 
of  Plumbing  &  Sewers. 


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BE  IT  ORDAINED  BY  THE  COMMON  COUNCIL  OF 
THE  CITY  OF  STAMFORD : 

Section  707  of  the  Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Stamford,  is  hereby 
amended  to  read  as  follows: — 

“No  person  shall  drive  any  horse  or  operate  any  motor  or  other 
vehicle,  or  permit  the  same  to  be  driven  or  operated  upon  any  road  or 
driveway  in  Halloween  Park,  in  the  City  of  Stamford,  at  a  rate  ex¬ 
ceeding  15  miles  per  our,  nor  shall  any  person  drive  or  operate  any 
delivery  wagon,  motor  or  other  truck,  or  permit  the  same  to  be  driven 
or  operated  upon  any  such  road  or  driveway.” 

BE  IT  ORDAINED  BY  THE  COMMON  COUNCIL  OF 

THE  CITY  OF  STAMFORD: 

The  following  Ordinance  of  the  City  of  Stamford  is  hereby 
enacted : 

Section  71 1.  The  person  to  whom  any  permit  is  issued  under 
Section  191  of  the  City  Ordinances  shall  provide  or  cause  to  be 
provided  on  the  premises  upon  which  work  under  said  permit  is 
to  be  carried  on  adequate  toilet  facilities  for  the  workingmen  em¬ 
ployed  upon  said  work.  Every  such  toilet  shall  have  a  hinged  seat 
which  can  be  raised  perpendicularly.  Unless  such  toilet  is  connected 
with  a  cesspool  or  sewer  and  can  be  flushed  out  with  water,  the 
toilet  shall  be  so  constructed  and  arranged  that  all  matter  deposited 
therein  shall  be  received  into  a  water-tight  container  or  receptacle 
which  shall  be  closed  or  covered  when  not  being  used  so  that  flies 
shall  not  have  access  thereto.  In  all  cases  such  toilet  shall  be  en¬ 
closed  by  partitions  or  screens  so  as  to  afford  privacy  to  the  person 
using  it.  The  seat  and  all  parts  of  any  such  toilet  outside  of  the 
container  or  receptacle  shall  be  kept  clean  and  free  from  filth  and 
the  container  shall  always  be  emptied  before  it  is  completely  filled. 
The  contents  of  such  container  shall  be  disposed  of  in  accordance 
with  the  Ordinances  of  said  City  and  shall  not  be  allowed  to  be¬ 
come  a  nuisance.  Temporary  toilet  structures  for  the  uses  herein 
specified  may  be  erected  without  a  permit  but  all  toilets  so  erected 
without  a  permit  shall  be  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Building 
Inspector  who  may  make  orders  relating  thereto  which  he  may 
deem  necessary  for  the  convenience  of  the  workingmen  on  the  work 
or  for  sanitary  reasons. 

In  lieu  of  toilets  on  the  premises  as  herein  required,  existing 
toilets  in  the  vicinity  of  the  premises  may  be  furnished  for  use  of 


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workingmen,  provided  that  the  written  consent  so  to  do  be  first 
obtained  from  the  Building  Inspector. 

Every  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall 
be  fined  not  more  than  Twenty-five  ($25)  Dollars  for  every  such 
violation. 

BE  IT  ORDAINED  BY  THE  COMMON  COUNCIL  OF 

THE  CITY  OF  STAMFORD: 

Section  712.  (1)  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Building  In¬ 

spector  to  investigate  all  violations  and  complaints  of  violations  of 
this  ordinance;  to  collect  evidence  in  regard  to  the  same  and  present 
such  evidence  to  the  Prosecuting  Attorney  for  his  action. 

(2)  Before  any  person,  firm  or  corporation  shall  construct  or 
alter  any  stationary  steam  plant,  boiler  or  furnace  within  the  City 
limits,  he  shall  make  application  to  the  Building  Inspector  for  a 
permit  for  that  purpose,  and  shall  furnish  a  written  statement  with 
plans  and  specifications  in  duplicate,  giving  the  style  anl  dimensions 
of  such  steam  plant,  boiler  or  furnace,  together  with  the  height 
and  size  of  stack  or  chimney  and  the  method  or  device  to  be  adopted 
for  the  prevention  of  the  emission  of  dense  smoke  therefrom.  The 
Building  Inspector  shall  submit  said  application  to  the  Building 
Commission  and  if  the  matters  described  in  said  application  and 
statement  of  plans  and  specifications  be  approved  by  said  Building 
Commission,  said  Commission  shall  issue  a  permit  for  the  construc¬ 
tion  or  alteration  of  such  steam  plant,  boiler  or  furnace,  keeping  for 
the  records  of  the  office  one  set  of  the  application  papers.  The 
provisions  of  this  section  shall  not  apply  to  minor  necessary  or  emer¬ 
gency  alterations  or  repairs  which  do  not  increase  the  capacity  of 
said  plants  or  involve  any  substantial  alteration  in  structure  or  any 
alteration  in  the  efficiency  or  method  of  smoke  prevention. 

(3)  The  emission  of  dense  smoke  within  the  city  from  smoke¬ 
stack  of  any  locomotive  for  a  period  of  more  than  30  seconds  in  any 
one  period  of  five  minutes,  is  hereby  declared  a  nuisance,  provided 
however  that  stacks  of  locomotives  moving  trains  of  six  cars  or 
more  shall  be  permitted  to  emit  smoke  for  one  minute  in  any  five 
minute  period,  provided  that  the  emission  of  smoke  of  such  darkness 
or  density  for  a  period  not  exceeding  three  minutes  from  the  stack 
of  any  locomotive  which  is  unexpectedly  stopped  by  breakdown  signal 
or  sudden  emergency  is  permitted,  and  that  stacks  of  locomotives 


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in  and  about  roundhouses  be  permitted  to  emit  dense  smoke  for  30 
minutes  during  the  period  when  the  fire  is  being  built  or  rebuilt  after 
cleaning.  The  emission  of  dense  smoke  upon  any  water  or  waterway 
within  the  city  from  the  smoke-stack  of  any  steam  vessel  for  a  period 
of  more  than  five  minutes  in  any  one  hour  is  hereby  declared  to  be  a 
nuisance.  The  emission  of  dense  smoke  within  the  city  from  the 
smoke-stack  of  any  steam  roller,  steam  derrick,  steam  pile  driver,  tar 
kettle  or  other  similar  machine  or  contrivance,  or  from  the  smoke¬ 
stack  or  chimney  of  any  building  or  upon  any  premises,  except  for 
nine  minutes  in  any  one  hour  during  which  period  the  fire  box  is 

hieing  cleaned  or  a  new  fire  is  being  built  therein  is  hereby  declared 
a  nuisance. 

The  number  of  minutes  or  seconds  during  which  smoke  may 
be  emitted  in  any  period  as  provided  in  this  section  shall  be  deemed 
to  mean  the  aggregate  number  of  minutes  or  seconds  and  such  minutes 
or  seconds  need  not  be  consecutive. 

The  Building  Inspector  may  order  any  nuisance  as  above  speci¬ 
fied  abated,  and  shall  cause  said  order  before  its  execution  to  be  served 
on  the  owner  or  person  in  charge  of  the  property  or  thing  upon  or 
in  connection  with  which  such  nuisance  exists,  or  such  of  them  as  ' 
are  in  the  city  can  be  found.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  police  of 
said  city  to  execute  the  order  of  the  Building  Inspector  issued  here¬ 
under  when  so  requested  by  said  Inspector.  If  the  party  served 
with  an  order  by  the  Building  Inspector  before  the  execution  of  said 
order  is  begun  apply  to  said  Inspector  for  a  modification  or  stay  of 
such  order  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Inspector  to  suspend  tem¬ 
porarily  or  modify  it  and  give  the  party,  as  the  cause  may  require, 
a  reasonable  and  fair  opportunity  to  be  heard,  and  to  present  proofs 
and  facts  against  the  execution  of  the  order,  or  in  favor  of  its  modi¬ 
fication.  Abatement  of  any  such  nuisance  may  be  in  addition  to 
the  fine  hereinafter  provided. 

Any  person  or  corporation  owning,  operating  or  in  charge  or 
control  of  any  locomotive,  steamboat,  steam  tug,  steam  roller,  steam 
derrick,  steam  pile  driver,  or  of  any  building  or  premises,  who  shall 
cause  or  permit  the  emission  of  dense  smoke  within  the  city,  in  con¬ 
travention  of  the  provisions  of  this  section,  from  any  smoke-stack, 
chimney  or  other  contrivance  used  for  the  emission  of  smoke  shall  be 
deemed  guilty  of  a  violation  of  this  ordinance  and  be  punished  as 
hereinafter  provided. 


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For  the  purpose  of  grading  the  density  of  smoke  the  Ringlemann 
smoke  chart,  as  published  and  used  by  the  Federal  Bureau  of  Mines, 
shall  be  the  standard  of  comparison.  Smoke  shall  be  considered 
“dense”  within  the  meaning  of  this  ordinance  when  it  is  of  greater 
density  than  No.  3  of  said  chart. 

(4)  The  issuance  and  delivery  by  the  Building  Commission 
of  any  permit  for  the  construction,  reconstruction,  alteration  or 
repair  of  any  plant  or  chimney  connected  with  a  plant,  shall  not 
exempt  any  person  or  corporation  from  prosecution  on  account  of 
the  emission  or  issuance  of  dense  smoke  caused  or  permitted  by  such 
person  or  corporation. 

(5)  Temporary  permits  for  the  emission  of  dense  smoke,  cover¬ 
ing  periods  not  exceeding  six  months  from  the  date  on  which  this 
ordinance  shall  take  effect,  may  be  granted  by  the  Building  Com¬ 
mission  to  any  person  or  corporation  applying  for  the  same  and 
satisfying  the  said  Building  Commission  that  he  will  make  changes 
or  improvements  to  prevent  the  emission  of  dense  smoke  before  the 
expiration  of  the  period  for  which  such  temporary  permit  is  granted. 
But  after  six  months  has  elapsed  from  the  time  when  this  ordinance 
takes  effect  no  further  temporary  permits  shall  be  granted  unless  the 
Building  Commission  is  satisfied  that  public  convenience  requires 
it,  and  permits  so  granted  shall  be  for  a  period  not  exceeding  six 
months. 

(6)  The  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  not  apply  to  buildings 
used  exclusively  for,  private  residence  purposes,  in  which  the  number 
of  families  occupying  apartments  shall  be  less  than  nine.  Nor  shall 
the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  apply  to  the  City  Fire  Department. 

(7)  Any  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  Ordinance  shall  be 
a  misdemeanor,  and  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  more  than  $50 
for  the  first  offense  and  not  more  than  $100  for  each  succeeding 
offense.  The  prosecution  or  maintenance  of  any  alteration  or  con¬ 
struction  without  a  permit,  as  provided  in  Subdivision  (2)  hereof, 
shall  be  considered  a  single  and  separate  offense  each  day  of  such 
prosecution  or  maintenance,  and  each  day  and  every  violation  of 
this  ordinance  in  any  other  respect  shall  constitute  a  separate  offense. 

BE  IT  ORDAINED  BY  THE  COMMON  COUNCIL  OF 

THE  CITY  OF  STAMFORD: 

Section  713. 

No  person  engaged  in  carrying  or  transporting  commodities  for 


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hire,  under  a  license  pursuant  to  subdivision  (c)  of  Section  701  of 
the  Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Stamford,  who  solicits  trade  under  such 
license  in  any  public  street,  square  or  other  public  place  in  said  City, 
shall  charge  more  for  the  carrying  or  transportation  of  coal  within 
any  two  points  within  said  City,  than  the  rate  of  One  Dollar  per  ton 
for  quantities  not  less  than  one-half  ton  and  no  more  than  seventy-five 
cents  for  any  quantity  less  than  one-half  ton. 

Every  person  violating  any  provision  of  this  ordinance  shall  be 
?fined  not  more  than  One  Hundred  ($100)  Dollars  for  every  such 
violation. 

BE  IT  ORDAINED  BY  THE  COMMON  COUNCIL  OF 

THE  CITY  OF  STAMFORD: 

That  the  following  Ordinance  of  the  City  of  Stamford  is  hereby 
enacted : 

Section.  714.  No  person  shall  place,  maintain  or  allow  to  re¬ 
main  on  the  property  belonging  to  such  person  or  under  his  control, 
any  overhanging  structure  within  ten  (10)  feet  of  a  public  highway 
upon  that  portion  of  any  land  in  the  City  of  Stamford  adjacent  to 
a  public  highway  and  having  a  paved  surface  adjacent  to  such  high¬ 
way  and  having  no  fence  or  barrier  between  such  paved  surface  and 
such  public  highway,  so  that  persons  using  such  highway  are  likely 
to  walk  on  such  pavement  and  come  in  contact  with  such  awning, 
sign  or  other  structure. 

This  ordinance  shall  not  apply  to  awnings,  signs  or  structures 
which  are  not  less  than  seven  feet  above  the  paved  surface  aforesaid. 

Any  person  violating  this  Ordinance  shall  be  fined  not  more 
than  Twenty-five  Dollars  for  every  such  violation  and  every  day 
that  any  such  violation  continues  after  notice  from  the  Building 
Commission  of  the  City  of  Stamford  to  discontinue  such  violation 
shall  be  deemed  a  separate  offense. 

BE  IT  ORDAINED  BY  THE  COMMON  COUNCIL  OF 

THE  CITY  OF  STAMFORD: 

That  the  following  Ordinance  of  the  City  of  Stamford  is  hereby 
enacted : 

Section  715.  (1)  No  person  shall  sell  or  offer  for  sale  in  the 

City  of  Stamford  any  bread  in  loaves  unless  every  such  loaf  shall  be 


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made  to  comply  with  one  of  the  two  sets  of  specifications  hereinafter 
set  forth,  one  set  of  said  specifications  being  marked  with  the  head¬ 
ing  “Standard  Loaf  Specifications,”  and  the  other  with  the  heading, 
“Specifications  for  Weight  Marks.” 


STANDARD  LOAF  SPECIFICATIONS 

Every  such  loaf  shall  be  in  quantity,  by  avoirdupois  weight, 
either  ten  ounces,  twenty  ounces,  thirty  ounces,  forty  ounces,  or 
fifty  ounces,  exclusive  of  any  wrapper  or  container,  provided,  that 

a  variation  of  not  over  ten  per  centum  above  and  not  over  five  per 
centum  below  the  weights  hereinbefore  specified  shall  be  allowed. 


SPECIFICATIONS  FOR  WEIGHT  MARKS 

Every  such  loaf  shall  have  plainly  and  conspicuously  marked 
on  the  outside  thereof  or  on  the  outside  of  the  wrapper  or  container 
in  which  it  is  sold  or  offered  for  sale,  the  net  quantity,  by  avoirdupois 
weight,  of  said  loaf,  exclusive  of  any  wrapper  or  container,  provided, 
that  a  variation  in  weight  of  not  over  ten  per  centum  above  and  not 
over  five  per  centum  below  the  weight  so  marked  on  any  such  loaf 
shall  not  constitute  a  violation  of  this  Ordinance. 

(2)  This  Ordinance  shall  not  apply  to  bread  sold  or  offered 
for  sale  in  package  form  with  the  net  quantity  of  the  contents  plainly 
and  conspicuously  marked  on  the  outside  of  the  package  in  terms  of 
weight  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  Chapter  134  of  the  Public 
Acts  of  the  State  of  Connecticut,  passed  at  the  January,  19 11  session 
of  the  General  Assembly  of  said  State. 

(3)  Every  person  who  shall  violate  the  provisions  of  this  Ordi¬ 
nance  shall  be  fined  not  more  than  Twenty-five  Dollars  for  every 
such  violation. 

BE  IT  ORDAINED  BY  THE  COMMON  COUNCIL  OF 

THE  CITY  OF  STAMFORD: 

The  following  Ordinance  of  the  City  of  Stamford  is  hereby 
enacted : 

Section  716.  No  person  shall  operate,  within  the  City  of  Stam¬ 
ford,  any  internal  combustion  engine,  the  operation  of  which  causes 
the  production  of  noises  due  to  the  explosions  of  operating  gases  or 


fluids,  unless  such  engine  is  equipped  with  a  muffler  device  sufficient 
to  deaden  such  noises  so  that  the  same  shall  not  cause  annoyance  to 
the  public  or  to  persons  occupying  property  in  the  vicinity  of  such 
operation.  This  Ordinance  shall  not  apply  to  the  engines  of  motor 
vehicles. 

Every  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  Ordinance 
shall  be  fined  not  more  than  $25.00  for  every  such  violation. 

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BE  IT  ORDAINED  BY  THE  COMMON  COUNCIL  OF 

THE  CITY  OF  STAMFORD: 

Section  717. 

( 1 )  It  is  hereby  declared  to  be  the  duty  of  every  able-bodied 
resident  of  the  City  of  Stamford,  between  the  ages  of  18  and  60 
years  inclusive,  to  be  habitually  and  regularly  engaged  in  some 
useful  work,  business,  profession,  occupation,  trade  or  employment. 
Whenever  the  Mayor  of  said  City  shall  issue  a  proclamation  deter¬ 
mining  such  employment  to  be  necessary  and  essential  for  the  pro¬ 
tection  and  welfare  of  said  City  and  to  aid  in  the  prosecution  of 
the  War  in  which  the  United  States  of  America  is  now  engaged, 
it  shall  thereupon  become  the  duty  of  every  able-bodied  male,  resi¬ 
dent  of  said  City,  between  the  ages  aforesaid,  to  offer  himself  for 
and  to  accept  useful  employment  in  which  his  labor  or  services  may 
be  made  available,  and  every  able-bodied  male  resident  in  said  City 
who  shall  fail  or  refuse  to  be  employed,  for  at  least  Forty  (40) 
hours  per  week,  shall  be  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor  and  upon  convic¬ 
tion  thereof,  shall  pay  a  fine  of  not  less  than  One  Hundred 
($100)  Dollars. 

(2)  In  no  case  shall  the  possession,  by  any  person  accused 
of  the  violation  of  this  Ordinance,  of  property  or  income  sufficient 
to  support  himself  and  those  regularly  dependent  upon  him  for  sup¬ 
port,  be  a  defense  to  any  prosecution  under  this  Ordinance. 

(3)  Nothing  in  this  Ordinance  shall  be  construed  to  require 
any  person  to  work  without  compensation,  or  for  a  greater  period 
than  eight  (8)  hours  per  day  in  each  working  day. 


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(4)  This  Ordinance  shall  not  apply  to  any  person  who  is 
mentally  or  physically  incapable  of  performing  any  valuable  labor 
or  rendering  any  useful  services,  nor  to  any  person  who  is  regularly 
enrolled  as  a  member  of  any  college,  university,  school  or  academy, 
requiring  attendance  for  the  purpose  of  education  or  instruction, 
which  would  interfere  with  such  person’s  employment  as  herein 
specified  in  rendering  labor  or  services. 

(5)  Whenever  the  Mayor  shall  issue  such  proclamation  as 
aforesaid,  he  shall  submit  such  proclamation  to  the  City  Clerk  of 
said  City  and  said  City  Clerk  shall  cause  the  same  to  be  published 
in  at  least  three  (3)  issues  of  the  Stamford  Daily  Advocate,  and 
shall  cause  copies  of  said  proclamation  to  be  posted  upon  the  Public 
Sign  Post  in  the  Town  of  Stamford,  and  in  such  other  public  and 
conspicuous  places  throughout  the  City  as  said  Clerk  shall  deem 
proper  and  advisable. 

(6)  This  Ordinance  shall  take  effect  from  its  passage  and 
after  publication  as  required  by  the  Charter  of  said  City. 

BE  IT  ORDAINED  BY  THE  COMMON  COUNCIL  OF 
THE  CITY  OF  STAMFORD,  THE  FOLLOWING 
ORDINANCE  OF  THE  CITY  OF  STAMFORD  IS  . 
HEREBY  ENACTED : 

Section  718.  Whenever  the  Common  Council  of  the  City  of 
Stamford  shall  lay  out  any  new  highway  in  said  City,  or  shall  alter 

the  boundary  lines  of  any  existing  highway,  so  as  to  include  within 
the  boundaries  of  said  highway  so  laid  out  any  building,  part  of 

bulding,  fence  or  other  structure  which  was  not,  previous  tosuch  action 
of  the  Common  Council,  within  the  boundaries  of  said  highway  the 
Common  Council  may  declare  said  building,  part  of  building,  fence 
or  other  structure  to  be  an  enchoachment  upon  said  highway,  and  may 
order  the  owner  or  ojvners  of  said  building,  part  of  building,  fence 
or  other  structure  to  remove  the  same  within  twenty  (20)  days  from 
the  date  of  said  order,  and,  if  the  same  shall  not  be  removed  by  said 
owner  or  owners  pursuant  to  said  order  within  the  time  fixed  there¬ 
for  in  said  order,  the  City  Engineer  may  cause  such  encroachment 
to  be  removed  and  the  expense  of  removal  shall  be  collected  from 
such  owner  or  owners,  as  provided  in  Section  166  of  the  Charter 
of  the  City  of  Stamford. 


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BE  IT  ORDAINED  BY  THE  COMMON  COUNCIL  OF 
THE  CITY  OF  STAMFORD,  THE  FOLLOWING 
ORDINANCE  OF  THE  CITY  OF  STAMFORD  IS 
HEREBY  ENACTED: 

Section  719.  The  City  Janitor  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Com¬ 
mon  Council  to  serve  during  the  pleasure  of  the  Common  Council. 
He  shall  perform  such  duties  as  said  Common  Council  may  from 
time  to  time,  specify  either  by  Ordinance,  by  resolution  or  by  vote, 
and  shall  be  under  the  direction  of  the  City  Clerk  in  the  performance 
of  his  duties.  Said  City  Clerk  shall  have  authority  to  direct  the 
,  work  and  specify  the  duties  of  said  Janitor  in  all  matters  not  covered 
by  vote  or  resolution  of  the  Common  Council  as  aforesaid. 

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BE  IT  ORDAINED  BY  THE  COMMON  COUNCIL  OF 
THE  CITY  OF  STAMFORD  THE  FOLLOWING 
ORDINANCE  IS  HEREBY  ENACTED: 

Section  720.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  the  City  Treasurer  to 
withdraw  any  part,  or  the  whole,  of  any  sinking  fund  established 
under  Section  276  of  the  City  Charter  or  any  part,  or  the  whole  of 
,  any  other  sinking  fund  established  for  the  redemption  of  City  Bonds 
*  at  their  maturity  from  any  bank  or  other  depository  in  which  any 
such  sinking  funds  are  kept  or  deposited,  unless  every  such  with¬ 
drawal  shall  be  first  authorized  by  vote  to  that  effect  of  the  Common 
Council  of  said  City. 

On  the  adoption  of  this  Ordinance  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
Treasurer  of  said  City  to  give  notice  of  the  provisions  hereof  to  all 
banks  or  other  depositories  who  hold  any  portion  or  the  whole  of 
any  such  sinking  fund.  The  City  Treasurer  shall,  upon  depositing 
any  part  or  the  whole,  of  any  such  sinking  fund  in  a  bank  or  de¬ 
pository  not  holding  any  such  funds  at  the  date  of  the  adoption  of 
this  Ordinance,  give  notice  to  such  bank  or  depository  of  the  pro¬ 
visions  hereof. 

BE  IT  ORDAINED  BY  THE  COMMON  COUNCIL  OF 
THE  CITY  OF  STAMFORD  THE  FOLLOWING 
ORDINANCE  OF  THE  CITY  OF  STAMFORD  IS 
HEREBY  ENACTED: 

Section  721.  Section  42  of  the  Ordinances  of  the  City  of 


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Stamford  is  hereby  amended  by  adding  at  the  end  thereof  the  follow¬ 
ing,  to  wit: 

It  shall  be  unlawful  for  the  City  Treasurer  to  draw  or  issue  any 
check  against  funds  of  the  City  of  Stamford,  except  in  payment  of 
claims  which  have  been  warranted  by  the  Mayor  as  hereinbefore 
specified.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  Treasurer  to  notify  every  de¬ 
pository  where  said  funds,  subject  to  withdrawal  by  check,  are  kept 
or  deposited  of  the  provision's  hereof. 

•  •../  hereby  Certify ,  that  the  within  and  foregoing  Ordinances  of 
the  City  of  Stamford,  were  duly  adopted  by  the  Common  Council 
of  said  City  and  are  in  full  force  and  effect  this  25th  day  of 
July,  1919. 

Attest : — 

Joseph  H.  Provost,  City  Clerk. 


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